If you are thinking about making your yard more sustainable or eco-friendly in the coming year, have you considered creating a native landscape? To me, creating and nurturing a space that is in ...

By Pat Neuman I became interested in native plants in 1999 while we were planning to move to Chanhassen from St. Paul. I wanted to find a place to live in Chanhassen where I could bike and walk to ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The heart-shaped leaves ...

From 1-2 p.m. meet Eddie Lagucki, lead horticulturalist at Lantern Court Estate at Red Oak Camp for a talk on landscaping with resilient native plants in a changing ecosystem and climate.

Members of the public, schools, parks, libraries, churches and nonprofits interested in adding native plants to their ...

Planting native species in your landscape protects their species, preserving them and the wildlife that depends on them, creating a healthier ecosystem. Since native plants are indigenous in an area, ...

Although Punxsutawney Phil says spring will soon be here, it’s hard to believe it when the outdoor temperature is screaming “cold, cold, cold.” This weekend, you can put Old Man Winter on ...

When considering shade trees for landscape use, such staple native species as maples, oaks, elms and hornbeams come to mind. Another serviceable choice is the American linden (Tilia americana).